A 71-year-old woman died of her injuries after a hit-and-run Thursday night near Gatineau Park.

Police are hunting for the motorist who drove off after hitting the woman, who was walking her three-wheeled bike near the intersection of Lac-des-Fées Parkway and Gamelin Street when she was struck around 8 p.m. Thursday.

Police say the woman appears to have been struck by a truck with a front shovel, which then dragged her and the tricycle for several metres.

“There is nothing to show the that driver stopped (the) vehicle at any point,” police said in a release.

Police do not know whether the victim was on the side of the road or on the roadway itself. She was found bleeding profusely and was taken to hospital in critical condition, where she later died.

The victim’s family has been notified.

Lac-des-Fées Parkway between Brodeur and Gamelin streets was reopened at about noon.

Police urged anyone with information to call the police info line at 819-243-INFO (4636), option 5.

“We really need the help of the public in this case,” Gatineau police spokeswoman Andrée East said.